About APICTA

APICTA – Asia Pacific ICT Alliance, is an alliance of national ICT organisations representing their respective economy to build and enhance a mutually cooperative network to promote ICT, enhance technology innovations, capability and adoption, and encourage the development of indigenous ICT solutions for the global market.

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have had a significant impact in the way we communicate, work, live and play. It is key to entrepreneurial and economic growth as well as wealth creation in our knowledge-based economies. With the recognition of ICT as a fast growing, pervasive and ubiquitous activity and industry to support the economy’s growth agenda, APICTA epitomises the mutual collaboration of economies coming together and working to further recognise this important phenomenon.

Vision

To be the preferred Alliance, for the Asia Pacific economies, which catalyzes collaboration, innovation, talent development, entrepreneurship, wealth creation and advancement in Information and Communications Technology.

To promote the development and market deployment of ICT products and solutions.

To contribute to the development of ICT talents in the Asia Pacific region.

Conducting the APICTA Programmes, aligned to APICTA’s objectives:

To identify and recognize ICT innovations by organizing and host APICTA Awards annually by a Member Economy.

To promote the development and deployment of ICT products and solutions

Business matching through multiple networking platforms i.e. across member economies

Business pitching to investors, potential partners and customers

To promote and facilitate trade, technology exchange and collaboration

Business expos, seminars and trade missions across member economies

R&D collaborations between industry and R&D organization including IHLs

Technology sharing initiative amongst member economies

To contribute to the development of ICT Talents

Sharing of knowledge among ICT experts in the region through selected IHLs

Job placements for ICT talents among member economies

APICTA member-economies take turns in hosting the annual Awards Program, which is won through a bidding process.

Past APICTA Awards have been held in:

2017Dhaka, Bangladesh

2016Taipei

2015Sri Lanka

2014Indonesia

2013Hong Kong

2012Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

2011Pattaya, Thailand

2010Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2009Melbourne, Australia

2008Jakarta, Indonesia

2007Singapore

2006Macao

2005Chiang Mai, Thailand

2004Hong Kong

2003Bangkok, Thailand

2002Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2001Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Entry to the awards program is open to the winners of similar awards programs in each member economy. Companies are nominated by their economy and travel to the awards where they present their solution to a panel of judges. Judges come from every member-economy, which ensures a fair and equitable judging process.

Specialties

The current and past executive committee, organizers, judges, participants and winners as well as merit awards recipients of the APICTA Awards Program and other APICTA activities, are members of APICTAN, Asia pacific ICT Alliance Network. So through APICTAN a mutual and ongoing cooperation can be established in the region and among the respective economies.